San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-04-14
Proceedings OF the Hays County Farm.
ers' Alliance.

Proceedings OF the Hays County Farm.
ers' Alliance.
The regular quarterly meeting Of tho Hays
County Farmers Alliance was held in the
Court House. San Marcos, on the 9th ana
9th inst, the president, Mr.. j. X. Burleson,
taking the chair. or tho 20 Alliances COM
posing the county organization % answered
to their name, and were represented by OS
delegates. After the reading and adoption
of the minutes Of the previous meeting,
motion was carried that the financial COM
mittee examine the books Of the Secretary
and Treasurer, this was done and reported
satisfactory and correct
On the question of recording tho s. +. A.
stock brand for the benefit Of members of
Hays county, il was decided to leave the
matter in allegiance until further informa-
ton had been gained, and the proper posi-
ton for said brand be decided.
Col. Il. j. Sledge who attended the called
meeting of the s. f. A. at Waco in january
last, as delegate for Hays county, reported
on the amalgamation Of the Farmers State
Alliance of Texas with the Farmers Union
of Louisiana, under the name of the National
Farmers Alliance and Cooperative Union
of America, for the purpose OF extending
the order into other States. AS this step
necessitated an extension OF their charter
powers, the president elect, @. w. Macuno
was directed TO take such steps as were
requisite for obtaining charter covering
the requirements of the case, aud this was
subsequently satisfactorily accomplished.
of ha
cooperative store at Kyle having asked for
IN extension of time to make their report,
in consequence of the changes rendered
necessary in the by laws to bring them into
conformity with the laws governing coop
erative stores, said extension was granted.
There being general concurrence OF
opinion throughout the State as to the inn
portance and necessity for the establishment
of factories particularly cotton) 1t was re-
solved to appoint four delegates to attend
the convention to be held in Blanco on the
25th inst to bring the subject under consid-
Grafton, with special reference to this sec
ton of country. The following brethren
were named Us delegates to represent Hays
county Farmers Alliance: Capt. j. &.
Storey, WIN. Garnet, Col. II. J., Sledge and
j, E. Davis.
Circumstances having shown the neces-
sity for establishing provident relief fund
to meet the case of INDECENT worthy mem
bers, the following gentlemen were appoint
ed a committee to fully investigate and at
tend to any such cases as might arse:
Messrs. Peter Schmitt, Manacha; VIM.
Henson, Wymberley; @. L. Lightfoot, Kyle;
M, NJ. Echols. Henly; }. H. Hancock,
DuPre; and each sub alliance was requested
to take up subscriptions once quarter for
this purpose and remit tho amount to the
county treasurer.
The secretary w. Garnet. was elected
delegate to attend the Cotton Congress to
be held in Waco on the 4th of May next.
Letters were read from w. M. Mathes,
chairman of the executive committee +. s.
A.. and G. w. Macune, president of the
National Business Alliance who is also the
State Alliance Business Agent, in reference
to the establishment of an agricultural
bureau and purchasing agency. To meet
this proposition committees of three are to
be appointed in each F. A. composed of
men best versed in agriculture, whose duty
it shall be to report:
Cotton-On the acreage under cultlva-
ton in their respective alliances. Total No.
of bales raised last year. Condition of
ground for planting. Increase or decrease
of acreage? How much? Probable amount
of bagging and ties to wrap how many bales
this year? About what per cent. of the
coming crop, if any, is mortgaged to mer-
chants for supplies? Will the Alliance be
able to contro. the mortgaged cotton?
This with full report of the condition
and prospect of all kinds of crops, and
statement of any commodities that the al
lance may wish to purchase, or may want
tl,ar 0rly hnf
bear upon the subject, including weather,
&C., to be rendered to county business
agent elected for this especial purpose.
Blank forms will be supplied the various
alliances at regular intervals. The county
business agents duty shall be to classify
and summarize the contents of the above,
and report once each month to the State
business agent, on such blank forms as
may be furnished, and he shall disseminate
all information that may be of sub alliances
as may be sent him by said State agent for
that purpose. -.
Bro. c. L. Lightfoot of Kyle, was elected
to fill the above Office.
On motion being made to determine the
place for the next regular meeting the fol-
lowing were put in nomination.: Kyle, Drip
ping Springs and San Marcos, The ballot
was taken and Dripping Springs selected.
A resolution was passed rendering the
thanks of the meeting to the citizens of San
Marcos for their kindness and hospitality
to the various delegates in attendance.
There being no other business before the
house, the meeting adjourned to convene
at Dripping Springs on Tuesday, July 9Th,
at 10 a. m. w. GARNETT, Sec.
NoTE.-The Hays county Farmers AL
lance was organized on the 9Th of October
Last with Sub Alliances and q membership
of about 100. On the completion of the
half year the numbers have increased to 26
alliances with n membership of 765.